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Error Codes

Error codes, both the cryptic numeric sort ("404 not found") and vaguely haiku-ish messages ("File Contains No Data"), are the Internet's method of telling you, in its fortune-cookie fashion, the error of your ways. The first thing to do is double check if you've typed in the URL correctly. Often a simple typo is to blame for leading you down the wrong path. It's also possible that the page or entire site you're seeking has been moved or deleted (in which case, see if you can find the site at its new digs with a quick Web search). Or it could be one of a long list of other bungles, slip-ups, and uh-ohs - find out what your error code really means by consulting our list of common server errors (both the numeric and the non-numeric).

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ASCII
Attachment
Avatar
Bandwidth
Browser
CGI
Chat, Chat Room
Client/Server
Code
Compress(ion)
Cookies
Crash, Freeze
Cursor
dhtml (Dynamic html)
Domain Name
Download, Upload
Email
Error Codes
Ethernet
Filter (email)
Form (elements)
Frames
FTP

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